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It's officially happening... #zector7 #SteamNextFest #survival #indiegame

@thomasbrushdev lol I know this feeling all too well my friend. Prayers for your sanity :)

I just finished fixing a massive list of bugs. Playing the game again to check and see if it's bug free and the list is about halfway full again

@IndieGameJoe Fantastic thread

Game devs, what I’m about to tell you is so simple, but it can completely change how people engage with your content. If you're struggling to get more views on your gameplay videos or content, read this. It's not an algorithm hack, but it will help you make better content. 🧵

@thomasbrushdev You liar! Lol. Thanks for the transparency. That's a great quality you have Thomas! IMO being solo doesn't mean not hiring freelance work every once in a while. Also, just a side note, since you may use UE someday, there are plugins that make this pretty easy in blueprints ;)

Full disclosure: I did a video about a month ago saying I'm going solo. Today I decided to outsource Steam cloud save and achievements to a buddy. I think it's good to be super honest here!

@thomasbrushdev Left.

@thomasbrushdev So true. I've found in all of those the people who are willing to stick it out and keep working without taking a backseat end up being successful. Nobody wants to hear that "hard work" is the key to success but often times it is, even if it's not as quick as something else.

Countless people have asked for my advice on entrepreneurship, fitness, or marriage stuff. Almost all of them quit doing the stuff I recommended within two or three weeks. If you do something for more than a year, you’re at the front of the race. Pretty simple

#GameDev is there a reason to use UEFN over UE?

Zector 7 is 50% for a limited time right now! store.steampowered.com/app/2935280/Ze…

@MKBHD Yep!

I could easily be convinced that autocorrect has slowly been getting worse over the last couple of years

@thomasbrushdev I just tried Cursor today after seeing it in the comments and can confirm it’s pretty sick

Been using Gopilot in VS for Unity dev and it's insanely helpful. AI coding is here to stay

@Dexerto Looked great until he started building

@Kappische Lots of people here in the states love pineapple pizza too but it’s definitely controversial 😂 I loved the trailer by the way!

The last two weeks have been crazy here at Keepsake! We announced our Beta and shared a ”controversial” trailer featuring pineapple pizza, apparently not everyone shares our Swedish appreciation 😅. 🧵

So happy for your success!

@cbGameDev Looks useful!

Getting closer to launching my #UE5 tool for finding bugs & optimisation opportunities in your levels! It features 92 different searches to help you quickly identify issues, here is a peek at the full list: Optimisation Searches ///////////////////////////////// Static Meshes: 🔸No LODs 🔸Nanite Disabled & No LODs 🔸Edited Lighting Channels 🔸Mobility Mode 🔸Nanite Enabled/Disabled 🔸Simulate Physics Enabled/Disabled 🔸Custom Depth Pass Enabled/Disabled 🔸Overridden Light Map Resolution 🔸Using Shadow 2 Sided 🔸Same Material In Multiple Slots 🔸Vertex Colours Added In Level Skeletal Meshes: 🔸No LODs 🔸No Max Draw Distance Set 🔸Edited Lighting Channels 🔸Cast Shadows Enabled/Disabled 🔸Custom Depth Pass Enabled/Disabled 🔸Same Material In Multiple Slots Audio: 🔸Auto Activate Enabled 🔸Audio Volume Priority Of X VFX: 🔸Auto Activate Enabled 🔸No Max Draw Distance 🔸Cast Shadow Enabled/Disabled Foliage: 🔸Missing LODs 🔸No Max Cull Distance 🔸Edited Lighting Channels 🔸Mobility Mode 🔸Cast Shadows Enabled/Disabled 🔸Nanite Enabled/Disabled 🔸Two Sided Shadows Enabled/Disabled 🔸Same Material In Multiple Slots 🔸Overridden Light Map Resolution Decal: 🔸Low Fade ‘Screen Size’ Value Text Render: 🔸Cast Shadow Enabled Lights: 🔸No Max Draw Distance 🔸Edited Lighting Channels 🔸Cast Shadows Enabled/Disabled 🔸Mobility Mode 🔸Has Lighting Function Material 🔸Has IES Texture Applied Volumes: 🔸Mobility Mode 🔸Volume Priority Of X Blueprints: 🔸List All Blueprints 🔸Replicates Enabled/Disabled 🔸Default Net Update Frequency 🔸Default Net Cull Distance Squared Misc: 🔸Actors with Tags Applied 🔸Has Specific Tag Bug Searches //////////////////// Static Meshes: 🔸Missing Meshes 🔸Missing Materials 🔸Overridden Materials 🔸Not Default Scale 🔸Collision Disabled/Enabled 🔸Cast Shadow Disabled/Enabled 🔸Hidden In Game Enabled/Disabled 🔸Receives Decals Disabled/Enabled 🔸Affects Nav Disabled/Enabled Skeletal Meshes: 🔸Missing Skeletal Mesh 🔸Missing Materials 🔸Overridden Materials 🔸No Anims Applied 🔸Not Default Scale 🔸Collision Disabled/Enabled 🔸Hidden In-Game Enabled/Disabled 🔸Receives Decals Disabled/Enabled 🔸Affects Nav Enabled/Disabled Audio: 🔸Missing Audio Asset 🔸Has Sound Class Override 🔸Has Volume Override 🔸Attenuation Overrides 🔸Disabled / Missing Reverb Asset VFX: 🔸Missing Asset 🔸Not Default Scale Foliage: 🔸Missing Meshes 🔸Missing Materials 🔸Collision Enabled/Disabled Decals: 🔸Missing Materials 🔸Not Scaled By ‘Decal Size’ 🔸Is Hidden In-game 🔸Decals That Are Temporary / Permanent Text Render: 🔸Using Default / Empty Text 🔸Using Scale Not World Size 🔸Is Hidden In-Game Lights: 🔸Affects World Disabled 🔸Visibility Set To False Volumes: 🔸Collision Is Disabled 🔸Generate Overlap Events Disabled 🔸Set To Block Pawn 🔸Set To Overlap With Pawn 🔸Set To Block Camera 🔸Not Scaled By ‘Brush Size’ 🔸Post Process Blend Radius Less Than X Blueprints: 🔸Is Hidden In-Game If it sounds useful to you, sign up for my tool newsletter to be notified when I release it: cbgamedev.com/helper-scripts #unrealengine | #gamedev | #indiedev

I love this. And I definitely want the Friends Edition. 🤣

@MrBeast I’ve lost all respect for Kotaku over the last few years because they’ve done slanderous stuff like this over and over, even to indie devs.

A news site lied and said I said “life is so much easier when you’re broke” which I didn’t say. Now I’m waking up to millions of people believing the lie and hating me. Being famous is so much fun 👍🏻

@Kappische You guys deserve it! The game is looking great!

Woah

@StayAtHomeDev Immediately lol

At what point does the gravity altering make people sick?? And yes, jumping still works. #GodotEngine #IndieDev #GameDev

@thomasbrushdev @YouTube I’d love to know if you find out how he did this. That’s pretty cool

Okay so I’m insanely confused. Am I dreaming or something? This streamer has all the in game text localized…. How is that possible?? Is this a plugin? Twisted Tower (Demo) youtube.com/live/gUhySJEMK… via @YouTube

@DavidWehle Hmm interesting. I felt like it was a massive upgrade.

I really don't want go to Windows 11... or maybe it's not so bad? But I heard they got rid of the right-click context menu? ughh please don't make me upgrade

@thomasbrushdev I think it depends on the demographic you are going for. In my experience, younger demographics tend to expect more. Also, it would be good to get people‘s opinions that have never heard of you as people that follow. You are going to feel some loyalty towards you. Just my 2 cents

At 4k, the Twisted Tower demo is running.... not amazing. For some with mid range to decent gaming hardware, they are getting 30 or less FPS. What do you think: do gamers expect this, or should it run at 4k, 60fps and silky smooth out of the box? I'm considering 1080p as the default simply because it runs silky smooth with no huccups at 1080p.